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Sammy Davis Jr.Sammy Davis Jr. Belts The Best Of Broadway

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Sammy Davis Jr. Belts The Best Of Broadway

by Sammy Davis Jr. · 1962

16 pressings9 countriesMusicalVocalPopStage & Screen

Sammy Davis Jr. Belts The Best Of Broadway was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Sammy Davis Jr. Belts The Best Of Broadway

7 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 5 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.

US

1962
Label and catalog number
Reprise Records R-2010
Format
LP, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

(Side A Etched): R-2010-A-2 10,042

(Side B Etched): R-2010-B-2 10,043

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Italy

1962
Label and catalog number
Reprise Records RI 2010
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

RI - 10042 27-3-63Runout area side A

RI - 10043 27-3-62Runout area side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 16 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962CanadaReprise Records R-2010First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1962GermanyReprise Records 70250IT / Ariola 70250ITFirst yearLPLP
1962ItalyReprise Records RI 2010First yearLPLP
1962UKReprise Records R 2010First yearLPLP
1962USReprise Records R-2010First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1962USReprise Records R9-2010 / Reprise Records FS-2010LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1962USReprise Records R 2010First yearLPLP
1962USReprise Records R9-2010First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967ItalyReprise Records RI 6010LPLP
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970New ZealandValiant Records VS 102LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970UKValiant Records VS 102LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971AustraliaSummit SRA 250-501 / Valiant Records SRA 250-501LP, AlbumLP, Album
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaReprise Records R-2010LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?GermanyReprise Records S 70 251 ITLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?JapanReprise Records SJET-7086LP, AlbumLP, Album
?South AfricaReprise Records R-2010LPLP

Tracklist

  1. A1Too Close For Comfort (From Mr. Wonderful)
  2. A2My Romance (From Jumbo)
  3. A3We Kiss In A Shadow (From The King And I)
  4. A4Two Ladies In De Shade Of De Banana Tree (From House Of Flowers)
  5. A5Lost In The Stars (From Lost In The Stars)
  6. A6Falling In Love With Love (From The Boys From Syracuse)
  7. B1Climb Ev'ry Mountain (From The Sound Of Music)
  8. B2Something's Coming (From West Side Story)
  9. B3That Great Come-And-Get-It-Day (From Finian's Rainbow)
  10. B4If I Loved You (From Carousel)
  11. B5A Lot Of Livin' To Do (From Bye Bye Birdie)
  12. B6There Is Nothing Like A Dame (From South Pacific)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Sammy Davis Jr. Belts The Best Of Broadway are there?

16 vinyl pressings of Sammy Davis Jr. Belts The Best Of Broadway are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1962 and 1971.

When was Sammy Davis Jr. Belts The Best Of Broadway first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Reprise Records R 2010, released February 1962.

How do I tell if my copy of Sammy Davis Jr. Belts The Best Of Broadway is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 2010, R9-2010, R-2010, 70250IT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Sammy Davis Jr. Belts The Best Of Broadway on vinyl worth?

It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.

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